Scholarship overview

  • Degree level

    Undergraduate

  • Value

    Annual cash bursary of £15,000

  • Number of awards

    5

  • Academic year

    2026/2027

  • Tuition fee status

    Home

  • Mode of study

    Full time

  • Available to

    Prospective students

  • Application deadline

    29/05/2026

  • Additional information

    Scholarship page

    student.funding@imperial.ac.uk

  • Available to applicants in the following departments

    • Aeronautics
    • Bioengineering
    • Chemical Engineering
    • Civil and Environmental Engineering
    • Computing
    • Design Engineering
    • Earth Science and Engineering
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
    • Materials
    • Mechanical Engineering

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible, candidates must have attained the conditions below by Friday 29 May 2026:
  1. Have an offer of admissions from the Imperial College London to study a three-year or four-year full-time undergraduate course in the Faculty of Engineering starting in autumn 2025;
  2. Possess a Home fee status;
  3. Qualify for the university's contextual admissions route .

Please note: This scholarship is not available to continuing students.

Course specific information

Designated to Faculty of Engineering

Application process

How to Apply:

To apply for this scholarship, applicants need to complete the following steps by the deadline of 11:59 pm (UK local time) Friday 29 May 2026:

  1. Have an offer of admissions from the Imperial College London to study a three-year or four-year full-time undergraduate course in the Faculty of Engineering starting in autumn 2025; and  
  2. Complete the scholarship application form ( The application form is for both Kentfield Scholarship and BP Widening Participation Scholarships. Personal statement is required for this application, please refer to the instructions on the form.)
The Department that you have applied to within the Faculty of Engineering will assess your academic merit from your predicted A-Level results and your UCAS application form. Applicants will be ranked by Departments and the final selection from the shortlist will be made by the Faculty of Engineering. 

Additional information

Value of the Award:

Each successful scholar will receive a cash bursary of £15,000 per academic year to cover maintenance/ living costs. Scholarship amount will be reduced if the awardee is in receipt of the Imperial Bursary to cap the total funding to average of upper cost of living band .

The award is for a maximum of 4 years, excluding repeat periods of study.

Outcome of the Award:

The successful candidate will be notified by email no later than Friday 31 July 2026.  If you have not heard from us by this date, please assume you have been unsuccessful in your application.

Please note that the successful scholars will be expected to meet informally with the donors on occasions and will be required to submit a short statement of progress each year that will be shared with the donors.

This award is for students starting in the academic year 2026-27 and cannot be deferred. All scholarships are awarded subject to students accepting award Terms and Conditions. Please note that the award is conditional upon you receiving an unconditional offer to study at Imperial by September 2026. Continuation of a Scholarship is subject to the Scholar maintaining satisfactory academic progress as defined by Imperial.

 

Contact

If you have any additional questions, please contact us at student.funding@imperial.ac.uk.